Outline of the Project

Project Name

Project for Water Management and Capacity Building

Country

Rwanda

Date R/D Signed

Sep. 27, 2018

Term of Cooperation

Apr. 1, 2019 to Mar. 31, 2024

Implementing Organization

Rwanda Agriculture Board

Background

The agricultural sector of Rwanda accounted for approximately 33% of its GDP, and employed around 70% of its working population. In order to improve agricultural production and farm income, the Government of Rwanda (GoR) considers the promotion of irrigated agriculture as an important policy task and is promoting irrigation development intensively. In parallel, the government is promoting the policy of decentralization and self-governance of the irrigation schemes. Consequently, the responsibility of the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of the developed irrigation scheme is being transferred from the government to Irrigation Water Users Organization (IWUO), which is called Irrigation Management Transfer (IMT). The Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) which is responsible for establishing the formation of IWUO has created a Support Unit (IWUO-SU) to promote this activity. However, the development of the system of IMT is still insufficient, and in fact the capacity of both the implementing agency and IWUO is at its infant stage. With this background and based on the request of GoR, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has launched the Project for Water Management and Capacity Building targeting the sustainable management of irrigation schemes by IWUOs in collaboration with RAB as the implementation agency of the Project and counterpart agency of JICA.

The Overall Goal

The models of scheme management by IWUOs are accepted in the target districts.

Project Purpose

The capacity of irrigation scheme management improves in the model sites.

Output

1. Irrigation Management Transfer (IMT) procedures, support system (including the roles of stakeholders), and contents of support to IWUO and procedures of monitoring are identified.
2. IWUO management is enhanced in the model sites.
3. Operation and maintenance are properly implemented in the model sites.
4. Water management is properly implemented in the model sites.
5. Farm management is properly implemented in the model sites.

Project Activities

1-1	To identify problems of the current implementation of IMT procedures through baseline survey
1-2	To identify problems of division of roles for the promotion of IMT and supports of IWUOs through baseline survey
1-3	To identify problems of IWUO supporting systems through baseline survey
1-4	To select model sites upon the approval at JCC
1-5	To implement the activities addressing to the above-noted problems
1-6	To monitor the progress
1-7	To draft IMT implementation manuals for IMT procedures, support system (including division of roles), support contents and monitoring
1-8	To help C/Ps to draft proposal of amendment of the IWUO Policy and Strategy, and the Ministerial Order
2-1	To analyse the current situation in order to identify problems (e.g. IWUO registration, by-laws and regulations, IMTA conditions, collaboration with cooperatives, water rights and etc.) through baseline survey
2-2	To elaborate the draft improvement plan of IWUO management (e.g. leadership, accounting, general assembly & executive committees, collaboration with cooperatives, and etc.) based on the activity as written 2-1
2-3	To train C/Ps as trainers based on the improvement plan
2-4	To draft IWUO management improvement manuals
2-5	To conduct IWUO training by C/P trainers in the model sites
2-6	To improve the draft manuals based on the implementation of activity written as 2-5
2-7	To set up monitoring and evaluation system for IWUO management
2-8	To implement monitoring and evaluation on relevant activities
3-1	To analyse the current situation in order to identify problems of operation and maintenance (O & M) through baseline survey
3-2	To elaborate the draft improvement plan of O & M in the model sites based on the activity as written 3-1
3-3	To train C/Ps as trainers based on the improvement plan of O & M
3-4	To draft O & M manuals
3-5	To conduct IWUO training by C/P trainers in the model sites
3-6	To improve the draft manuals based on the implementation of activity written as 3-5
3-7	To implement monitoring and evaluation on relevant activities
4-1	To analyse the current situation in order to identify problems of water management through baseline survey
4-2	To elaborate the draft improvement plan of water management in the model sites based on the activity as written 4-1
4-3	To train C/Ps as trainers based on the improvement plan of water management
4-4	To draft water management improvement manuals
4-5	To conduct IWUO training by C/P trainers in the modelsites
4-6	To improve the draft manuals based on the implementation of activity written as 4-5
4-7	To implement monitoring and evaluation on relevant activities
5-1	To analyse the current situation in order to identify problems of agricultural extension and farm management through baseline survey
5-2	To extract suitable methodologies from lessons learnt through relevant projects
5-3	To train C/Ps as trainers based on the suitable methodologies
5-4	To elaborate farm management training texts
5-5	To conduct training by C/P trainers in the model sites
5-6	To implement monitoring and evaluation on relevant activities

Inputs

[Japanese side]

• Experts:8 long-term experts:
  chief advisor/Irrigation Policy, Deputy Chief Advisor/Irrigation Policy, IWUO management, Operation and Maintenance/Water Management/Capacity Development, Farm Management, Coordinatkon/Training, Support for IMT Promotion
• Acceptance of trainees:training for members of the counterpart:
  Irrigation Operation and Maintenance, Irrigation Unit etc
• Expenditure:Needed expenditure for the project activities in Rwanda and others

[Rwandan side]

1. Assignment of C/Ps

• Project Director
• Project Deputy Director
• Project Manager
• Chief Implementer
• Core C/Ps to work with the JICA Expert Team at central, zone, and district levels

2. Project Office (RAB in Kigali) and Station Offices in the model areas

3. Local Operation / Activity Cost

• Electricity / Water fees in offices
• Transportation costs of C/Ps
• Cost for Communication